Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Freddie M. Johnson v. Robert L. Johnson, Superintendent, Appeal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 24, 1976No. 75--1649PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
We have before us for the second time the petition of Freddie M. Johnson for a writ of habeas corpus. In 1973, we remanded this case to the district court for an evidentiary hearing on Johnson’s claim that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at his state murder trial in 1968. 1 Following an evidentiary hearing devoted to trial counsel’s efforts to locate a potential alibi witness, the district court, on January 29, 1975, denied Johnson’s petition. Rehearing was sought and granted, and after a second evidentiary hearing concerning…
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3Cited by75 opinions
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